North Texas SC Defeats Fort Lauderdale CF 3-0 at Globe Life Park

October 3, 2020 - United Soccer League One (USL1) - North Texas SC News Release

Arlington, TX - A brace from Ronaldo Damus and a goal from Arturo Rodriguez helps North Texas SC glide past Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night in Globe Life Park.

Game Summary

First Half:

13' - Ronaldo Damus' left-footed shot outside of the box was saved by Fort Lauderdale's Dylan Castanheira and out for a corner kick.

26' - Alisson's shot was deflected by a Fort Lauderdale defender and out for a corner kick.

37' - Ronaldo attempted a cross that was intercepted by Fort Lauderdale's goalkeeper.

Second Half:

57' - A cross from Derek Waldeck was met by Ronaldo Damus who controlled it in the box and smashed it past Dylan Castanheira.

80' - Arturo Rodriguez scored his first goal of the match by tapping in a ball that was set up in the box by Ronaldo Damus.

89' - Ronaldo Damus scored his second goal of the night after slotting a right-footed shot in the back post of goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira.

Lineups:

North Texas SC - Carlos Avilez, Kevin Bonilla (Philip Ponder - 88'), Justin Che, Nkosi Burgess, Derek Waldeck; Alisson dos Santos (Alex Bruce - 83'), Thomas Roberts (David Rodriguez - 88'), Nicky Hernandez; Beni Redzic (Arturo Rodriguez - 71'), Ronaldo Damus, Gibran Rayo (Collin Smith - 82')

Substitutes not used - Luis Zamudio, Pedro Alves

Fort Lauderdale CF - Dylan Castanheira; Chris Young, Noah Allen (Jerome Kiesewetter - 67'), Modesto Mendez (Frank Nodarse - 86'), Ethan Hardin; Rivaldo Ibarra (Dairon Reyes - 75'), Josh Saavedra (Servando Carrasco - 45'), Blaine Ferri; Ricky Lopez-Espin, Edison Azcona, Jason Bucknor (Sami Guediri - 45')

Substitutes not used - Andre Zuluaga, Cesar Cuellar

Scoring Summary:

NTX: Ronaldo Damus (Derek Waldeck) - 57'

NTX: Arturo Rodriguez (Ronaldo Damus) - 80'

NTX: Ronaldo Damus (Alex Bruce) - 89'

Misconduct Summary:

NTX: Gibran Rayo (Caution) - 54'

FTL: Chris Young (Caution) - 83'

FTL: Ricky Lopez-Espin (Caution) - 87'

Weather: Sunny, 84℉

Referee: Hector Hernandez

Assistant Referees: Jennifer Garner, Ken Mizuno

4th Official: Estefania Estrada

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